Yamaga山鹿市

Yamaga-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Yamaga (山鹿市, Yamaga-shi) is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 49,025 (2020 census), area 299.69 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kumamoto Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

山鹿市

Reading

Yamaga-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

49,025 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.2% from 52,264

Area

299.69 km²

Density

164 people per km²

Households

19,085

Under 15

12.0%

65 and over

38.0%

Foreign residents

365 (0.7%)

Code

43208 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yamaga.kumamoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Yamaga. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yame City八女市(Fukuoka)
• Kita Ward北区(Kumamoto)
• Kikuchi City菊池市
• Gyokuto Town玉東町
• Nagomi Town和水町
• Hita City日田市(Ōita)

Questions about Yamaga

Is Yamaga a city or a prefecture?

Yamaga (山鹿市) is a city (市, shi) in Kumamoto Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Yamaga?

Yamaga is in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Yamaga?

49,025 at the 2020 census, down 6.2% from 52,264 in 2015. The area is 299.69 km², which is 164 people per km². 19,085 households. 38.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamaga?

Six: Yame City (八女市) in Fukuoka, Kita Ward (北区) of Kumamoto, Kikuchi City (菊池市), Gyokuto Town (玉東町), Nagomi Town (和水町), and Hita City (日田市) in Ōita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yamaga in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamaga written in Japanese?

山鹿市, read Yamaga-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Yamaga begin?

熊本県山鹿市… (Kumamoto-ken, Yamaga-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.